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William Phillips First Boots on the Ground

" FIRST BOOTS ON THE GROUND "
William Phillips
Aug. 2007

100 s/n Canvas 19" x 38" Email-price
800 s/n Paper 14" x 28" Email-price


Aug. 2007 - First Boots on the Ground - William Phillips

November 14, 1965, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam — Amid the low brush, elephant grass and enormous
sun-baked termite mounds, clouds of dust lazily drift away from the clearing nicknamed LZ
(Landing Zone) X-Ray. In preparation for an air assault by troops from the 1st Battalion,
7th Cavalry, United States artillery has been relentlessly pounding away at the perimeter of the LZ.
At 10:48 the helicopter touches down, and Lt. Col. Moore, Sgt. Major Plumley, Capt. Metsker,
Bob Ouellette, Al Bosse and Vietnamese translator Mr. Nik become the first boots
on the ground at Ia Drang.

Helicopter pilots Bruce Crandall and Ed Freeman would go on to receive the Medal of Honor for
their actions during the battle of Ia Drang, a battle which would go down in history as one of
the most intense of the Vietnam War. This three-day struggle would later be documented in
the best-selling book "We Were Soldiers Once . . . . and Young" by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (Ret.)
and Joseph Galloway. William S. Phillips compellingly depicts the chaos of LZ X-Ray
in "First Boots on the Ground."

Countersigners: Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, (Ret.), Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall (Ret.), (MOH),
Command Master Sgt. Basil Plumley, (Ret.), Bob Ouellette and Al Bosse.

 

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